Name/Title
Pt. Honda CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
2025.1001.36Description
Entries 2025.1001.23 through 2025.1001.99 were taken out of the significantly deteriorated pages of at least one photo album belonging to Texas crew members and bought by BTF. The album photos date to the early to mid 1920s. Each photo had writing on the pages of the book, now discarded. The caption formerly on the page for this photo read,
“On the rocks at Pt. Honda Balif.” Which is the same caption as the preceding photograph. Features smaller four stack ship stuck upon shore rocks. Ship has significant port side list.Context
Battleship Texas steamed, berthed, and operated alongside hundreds of ships from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and other fleets across the globe throughout her time in commission from 1914 to 1948.
Many crew members kept photo albums that each have hundreds of photos chronicling their service onboard.Collection
eBay Purchase, Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
